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00When do you use "several dozen" is it more than 20,30 etc02br
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00How about "dozens" are these numbers from 11to 19 Can I write: "dozens of oranges or bananas" or may be I should omit "of"02br
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00How about "more than a dozen" and "a dozen or so"?02br
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00Is it correct: "A dozen of oranges" 02br
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00thank you0-
  

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02br 02br 00What does many mean is objective. Probably less than 10000;)0-

  • 02br 02br 00What does many mean is objective.
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0several dozens means 3, 4, 5 times 12, but less than many times 12.02br
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00What does many mean is objective. Probably less than 10000;)0-
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0If you have 19 of something, then don't say "dozens," which is an imprecise number, but more than two dozen.02br
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00When you do say "dozens of..." you must use the 01i00of02i00. It's the same for "Hundreds of..." or "Thousands of..."02br
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00If you want to say specifically one dozen of something, then you say "One dozen orang

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